God Still Heals

“Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him. Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.” James 5:14-16

In a small church in a little known town, a group of believers had just finished a Wednesday evening prayer service. A woman rushed in, visibly shaken as she shared the news that her sister had been diagnosed with cancer.

Doctors offered little or no hope. A matter of time. Weeks. Maybe months. But the agonizing sister would not accept the prognosis. My God can do anything, she said, as she solicited the prayers of her Christian friends.

Two weeks later, doctors announced a medical miracle - for there was no cancer to be found. When the news reached the body of believers who had prayed faithfully, the room was electric, joy written across each face as all offered praise and gave glory to God for His medical miracle.

“It is good to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to Thy name, O Most High; To declare Thy lovingkindness in the morning, and Thy faithfulness by night....For Thou, O Lord, hast made me glad by what Thou hast done, I will sing for joy at the works of Thy hands.” Psalm 92:1-2, 4

Do you believe God can do anything? Do you live with the assurance that nothing is too hard for your Lord? Claim the promises in God’s Word. Remember what Paul says in Romans 8:32, “He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?”